What is the cheapest used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 in the UK?

The cheapest used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 currently listed is £39.95 at eBay, based on 8 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

How many used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 8 used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 listings available across 1 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

Is the used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 going up or down in price?

Over the past two weeks the average used price has fallen 3.3%, from £77 to around £74, based on UsedLens daily price tracking across UK retailers.

Used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 for Sale — From £40

£39.95 Low price

£183.70 High price

8 Listings

1 Retailers

1 New this week

4 Reduced

Great for: portrait low light general

Chinon's 55mm f/1.4 — a well-built Japanese M42 fast standard prime.

The Chinon 55mm f/1.4 is a Japanese fast standard prime made in M42 mount by Chinon, a maker of M42 SLRs and lenses. It was the fast normal lens of the Chinon screw-mount range, a typical well-built fast fifty of the era.

This is a manual-focus M42 screw-mount lens with a 55mm focal length and a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture. Focus and aperture are set by hand on the barrel, with an automatic diaphragm. It is a solidly built all-metal fast standard prime. Detailed element figures are not asserted here beyond the verified focal length and aperture, following the accuracy standard.

The slightly-long 55mm with a fast f/1.4 aperture suits portraits, low-light and general work, giving shallow depth of field for subject isolation. Fast standards of this type render smoothly wide open with pleasant out-of-focus areas, firming up stopped down, giving the characterful look many seek from vintage fast fifties.

Used copies are affordable and less common than the mainstream standards. Inspect for haze, fungus and cleaning marks, confirm the aperture blades are clean and oil-free, and check the aperture-ring and focus feel. Verify the M42 mount before purchase. An M42 adapter makes it a characterful fast standard on mirrorless.

Avg £74, down 3.3% over 2 weeks

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Auto Chinon Auto 55mm F/1.4 Prime Lens M42 Mount, Working 144656 Optical Issue eBay

£39.95

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Auto Chinon (tomioka?) Auto 55mm F/1.4 Prime Lens M42 Mount, Working eBay

£40.48 £43.60

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Chinon Auto-Chinon 55mm f1.4 M42 Screw Mount lens eBay

£62.92 £71.24

eBay

Auto Chinon 55mm f/1.4 M42 Pentax Universal Mount Standard Fast Lens. eBay

£69.99 £85.99

eBay

Chinon Auto Chinon 55mm F1.4 M42 Mount F1.4 Prime Lens Fast Prime Lens eBay

£78.60

eBay

Auto Chinon 55mm f1.4 (Tomioka) manual focus lens Pre set No 113854 Mount M42 eBay

£95.00 £102.88

eBay

Pentax M42 Auto Chinon 55mm f1.4 lens - Tomioka eBay

£102.93

eBay

Chinon Multi-Coated f1.4 55mm Lens - M42 Mount eBay

£183.70

eBay

Used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 price history

Tracking the used Chinon 55mm f/1.4 price? Over the past two weeks, the average has fallen 3.3%, from £77 to around £74. Depending on age and condition, expect to pay between £57 and £97 for a used lens.

Average market price (line) and typical price range (shaded). Source: UsedLens daily price index, 8 Jul – 27 Jul 2026.